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On Feb. 27, Gary Glitter (a.k.a. Paul Francis Gadd), was finally sentenced to 16 years in prison for numerous sexual offenses, which date all the way back to 1975, according to an article from the BBC. The 70-year-old glam rock musician, who is...

When prisoners receive better healthcare while incarcerated and after release, both their health and that of the community will improve, according to a new study by St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. The study was announced on Feb....

Update:Apologies. When this article was initially posited, it was explained that Calif. prisons would need to install vending machines to distribute condoms on prisons throughout the state. An email from a representativeCalifornia Department of...

Career criminal Dale Stamphill and 21 other inmates escaped from the State Reformatory in Granite, Oklahoma after killing a guard on this day in 1935. He was serving a life sentence for kidnapping and robbery.While on the run, Stamphill along with...

Future Alcatraz inmate Roy Gardner entered San Quentin on this day in 1911 to serve a 5-year sentence following his conviction for robbing Glindemann’s Jewelry Store in San Francisco. He was reportedly a model inmate during his time there....

The fourth and final warden of Alcatraz during its time as an active prison Olin Blackwell was born on this day in 1915. "Blackie" as he was known, served as a captain and associate warden at Lewisburg before taking the Alcatraz job from...

“Dogs on the Inside” is a documentary by co-directors Brean Cunningham and Douglas Seirupaboutabused and neglected dogs that are rescued by a Mississippi animal shelter and brought to a Massachusetts prison for a dog-training program....

“Dogs on the Inside” is a documentary by co-directors Brean Cunningham and Douglas Seirup that stars abandoned dogs and prisoners who train them. Viewers get to witness the metamorphosis of both the incarcerated men and the badly...

Examiner Dorri Olds met with ex-con Candido Santiago in lower Manhattan on Feb. 5, 2015 to talk about his experience at a Massachusetts prison dog-training program for abandoned and mistreated dogs. He is a central character in the moving...

Alcatraz guard killer Rufus "Whitey" Franklin permanently returned to general population on this day in 1954 after nearly 14 years in isolation. He made a brief return two years earlier, but was sent back to protect him from inmate...

Veteran bank robber William Radkay was among 27 inmates who arrived at Alcatraz on this date in 1945. He was among the prisoners transferred from Atlanta while others on the chain came from Leavenworth and Lewisburg. Radkay was issued number 666...

Longtime friends and criminals Arthur "Doc" Barker and Volney Davis were sentenced to life in prison on this day in 1922 for the murder of hospital security guard James Sherrill in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a burglary.Both were sent the...

Eastern State Penitentiary shares history through the walls of this 19th century prison.In 2014, about 190,000 visitors walked its prison walls to learn about the infamous criminals, prison management and the architectural structure.In fact, 300...

Former Alcatraz inmate and escape risk Darl Lee Parker (1413-AZ) was born in Canton, Ohio on this day in 1931. His rap sheet began in 1944 and he soon went from being a juvenile delinquent to a armed robber.He drew a 50-year sentence for robbing a...

The subterfuge of a fake orgy was enough to jailbreak 28 inmates out of a prison in the Nova Mutum municipality in the Central-West region of Brazil. A threesome of ladies, skimpily clad in dominatrix and naughty police outfits, banked on a very...